tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53098497481302604652024-03-13T06:05:22.090-04:00A Life In Philadelphiaeclectic. enlightened. underestimated.
life in the next great city.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10872393731136283659noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-2350905065232343652016-09-22T12:46:00.001-04:002016-09-22T12:46:48.439-04:00Green algae on the Schuylkill River?<div><div style="direction: inherit;">You may have noticed the green slick of seemingly toxic green algae or some other plant bloom on the Schuylkill River this week. Is this just the latest evidence of industrial and agricultural runoff creating the toxic conditions for algae blooms? Is this affecting the quality or drinking water?</div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><div style="direction: inherit;">Apparently not. Philadelphia magazine discussed a similar green bloom in early August. </div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><div style="direction: inherit;"><a href="http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/08/02/green-slime-schuylkill-algae-duckweed/">http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/08/02/green-slime-schuylkill-algae-duckweed/</a></div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><div style="direction: inherit;">Apparently this is duckweed, and prose is minimal threat to our drinking water. It does certainly reflect the dry Summer we have had, as well as the unusual weather patterns that favor duckweed taking over.</div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><div style="direction: inherit;">Intuitively, I can't imagine this reflects a good, healthy state of the river now.</div><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3BaRag7VT8Q/V-QK-fTQ5uI/AAAAAAAAA6k/SQ9w3IajzbElKRS03nCws1N355iB6zNOwCK4B/s1600/IMG_0378-708441.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3BaRag7VT8Q/V-QK-fTQ5uI/AAAAAAAAA6k/SQ9w3IajzbElKRS03nCws1N355iB6zNOwCK4B/s320/IMG_0378-708441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6333199044660225762" /></a></div><div><br><br><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9GQI7qjlzl8/V-QK-_v2gBI/AAAAAAAAA6s/w_PKoXdaCmchZunY9NIiQ6t9kAGyJ6FOgCK4B/s1600/IMG_0379-710807.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9GQI7qjlzl8/V-QK-_v2gBI/AAAAAAAAA6s/w_PKoXdaCmchZunY9NIiQ6t9kAGyJ6FOgCK4B/s320/IMG_0379-710807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6333199053370064914" /></a></div><div></div>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-48091695694723826472016-03-26T15:12:00.000-04:002016-03-26T15:13:01.302-04:00Green man on house behind Meredith School<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t2C664wQzG4/VvbfPadRTdI/AAAAAAAAA58/H3H1OBBJLiohP-AZdMfuzus0OBXjtS3Vw/s1600/IMG_9303-781303.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t2C664wQzG4/VvbfPadRTdI/AAAAAAAAA58/H3H1OBBJLiohP-AZdMfuzus0OBXjtS3Vw/s320/IMG_9303-781303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6266441387425746386" /></a></p>Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-69586132162107079082016-02-07T22:03:00.001-05:002016-02-07T22:03:50.775-05:00Thieves breaking into keyless entry cars, and how to prevent it<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Rjd77BB3eM/VrgFl7eUt5I/AAAAAAAAA5o/f52QjtRcq6g/s1600/IMG_9104-730775.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Rjd77BB3eM/VrgFl7eUt5I/AAAAAAAAA5o/f52QjtRcq6g/s320/IMG_9104-730775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6248750632154740626" /></a></p>I live in Center City Philadelphia and over the past year or two my car has been broken into without any trace of forced entry. After doing some research it seems that there is a simple device thieves can use to amplify the signal from the key fob.
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<br>Normally when approaching a car such as a Toyota, and the key fob is on one's person, simply pulling the handle of the door is enough to initiate the unlocking sequence. This has to do with the car sensing the key fob's Radiofrequency right next to it.
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<br>It is speculated that thieves have an amplification device that fools the car into thinking the key is closer to the vehicle than it actually is, in my case the keys are actually inside my house.
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<br>Fortunately there is a physics principle to contain radio frequency waves called a Faraday Cage. It is constructed by using a non-conducting metal cage to entomb the RF emitting device. This picture demonstrates my take on the faraday cage, but a simple Google search will review other options that can be constructed at home. This one cost me about $12. I tested it by trying to open my car door with the keys inside those cookie tins, and it simply would not work, proving that the faraday cage locked up the signal.
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<br>My car has not been broken into since I started using this system six months ago.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-41334841884390635542016-01-16T21:37:00.001-05:002016-12-23T12:39:18.137-05:00STD garden <div class="mobile-photo">
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<b>STD Garden</b>: Well, that isn't something you'd like to see on a <a href="http://obeythekitty.com/stores/match-com-coupons/">match.com</a> profile page, <i>(looking for someone to toss my salad / STD garden)</i> but I guess it's initials for someone? </div>
Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-2390524330019999232015-09-11T21:12:00.003-04:002016-12-23T10:50:45.092-05:00Pope Francis Philadelphia T-shirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have found the greatest Pope Francis T-shirt on cafepress! It is a gerry rigged Rocky statue with the head of Pope Francis, looking quite triumphant as his Philadelphia visit approaches.<br />
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If you are looking for a <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/innerlegend/12747200" target="_blank">Pope Francis T-shirt before he arrives in Philly</a>, then look no more!</div>
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Don't forget, he will be here in about 2 weeks, for the World Meeting of Families, and the whole city is shutting down for the party.<br />
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*Photo courtesy of <a href="http://popculturetees.com/">popculturetees.com</a></div>
Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-91605697205304159122015-07-05T21:38:00.001-04:002015-07-05T21:38:37.841-04:00Love this art<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WAqdAo6DRv8/VZncHl0qfOI/AAAAAAAAA4g/qUqHqem0mzQ/s1600/FullSizeRender-717842.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WAqdAo6DRv8/VZncHl0qfOI/AAAAAAAAA4g/qUqHqem0mzQ/s320/FullSizeRender-717842.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6168203187630800098" /></a></p>This artist has a few vinyl street art postings around the neighborhood utility boxes, which otherwise get sprayed with terrible graffiti. This art is currently seen in the front window of the gallery beneath L'Etage.
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<br>Provocative commentary...Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-30611522131194249782015-06-25T15:06:00.001-04:002015-06-25T15:06:42.306-04:00Yearly Green man in full foliage across from Fleischer Art Memorial<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ffeE_kvxgE/VYxRQhI0IrI/AAAAAAAAA4M/T1glvY946ew/s1600/IMG_7517-702307.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ffeE_kvxgE/VYxRQhI0IrI/AAAAAAAAA4M/T1glvY946ew/s320/IMG_7517-702307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6164391334178464434" /></a></p>Most primitive cultures believed in some type of animism, in which they could communicate with nature and vice versa. The yearly appearance of this towering Vine in the shape of a green man certainly conjures that animistic impulse, and it's hard to believe, framed against the sky, that the green man is not divine!Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-26703881382974877712015-06-25T15:02:00.000-04:002015-06-25T15:03:02.290-04:00Elevated garden on the street sidewalk <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_tsnbLXiBBI/VYxQZ0L6TlI/AAAAAAAAA4A/OUhxdL9Uf-c/s1600/IMG_7520-782291.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_tsnbLXiBBI/VYxQZ0L6TlI/AAAAAAAAA4A/OUhxdL9Uf-c/s320/IMG_7520-782291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6164390394398920274" /></a></p>This is the way urban gardening really needs to happen. All of the open lots that are being converted to city community gardens are great, but in terms of growing edible food I think it's a bad idea due to the years and years of soil contamination. At least with an elevated bed one can control the nature of the soil, and tasty kale, tomatoes, and other plants can be harvested with less fear of bioaccumulated pollution.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-53638125229916014712015-06-25T15:00:00.001-04:002015-06-25T15:00:29.666-04:00Rain catchment barrel in South Philly<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0YFRwgdrxPM/VYxPzTzS8JI/AAAAAAAAA30/N1M-TLbmFLM/s1600/IMG_7521-729667.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0YFRwgdrxPM/VYxPzTzS8JI/AAAAAAAAA30/N1M-TLbmFLM/s320/IMG_7521-729667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6164389732870713490" /></a></p>This resident uses a very cool contraption to filter the rain water that comes down from the roof before entering a plastic barrel. Notice the well watered plants surrounding, as well as stormwater saved from running off down the sewers.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-32675986260503372172015-02-24T10:58:00.000-05:002015-02-24T11:00:21.858-05:00An Open Letter to Philadelphia Leaders regarding the proposed Fossil Fuel Energy Hub, and a call to Close Philadelphia Energy Solutions RefineryHello Councilman Squilla and other concerned parties,<br />
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I am a Bella Vista resident, doctor, and father who is very concerned about what has been going on in Philadelphia lately in regards to the fossil fuel industry. I’m speaking for other health care workers, neighbors, and concerned Philadelphians.<br />
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There have been several oil train derailments in the country already this year, the most devastating in West Virginia this month, ruining the water supply. This can and will happen in Philadelphia. The Delaware or Schuylkill rivers will be further contaminated. Philadelphia Energy Solutions, already the largest processor of Bakken Shale Oil on the East coast, is planning to expand their operations. As you know Philadelphia has had several very close calls, with train cars full of oil literally dangling off bridges.<br />
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Furthermore, there have been <a href="https://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/fire-at-phila-refinery-bomb-trains-derailment/">several black smoke fires lately</a>, which released toxins causing short term cardiovascular and respiratory problems (including increased risk of asthma and heart attacks, as well as long term increased risks of cancers with ongoing cumulative exposure).<br />
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We are also furious that some members of the Philadelphia political leadership have been entertaining the idea of allowing us to become a “Fossil Fuel Energy Hub." This is morally, environmentally, and socially irresponsible, and will literally derail the ongoing rebirth of our great city. Philadelphia is already a polluted mess, and to increase this would cause droves of families and progressive types to leave the area, creating a brain drain, and a disproportionate exodus of those with financial resources who would otherwise have a lot to offer the city. Those without the resources to pick up and leave will predictably suffer ill consequences.<br />
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A small step to address the focused problem of oil trains running through our city has been brought to <a href="http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/philadelphia/78738-environmental-hearings-to-appear-on-docket-at-philadelphia-city-council">the agenda of city council by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown</a>. I implore you to support any efforts to keep these trains out of Philadelphia.<br />
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On a larger scale I fear for the continued undermining of the progress Philadelphia has made in terms of leading the country, redefining itself as a Green City. To go back on this promise, and make Philadelphia a Fossil Fuel Energy Hub, and to continue to allow Philadelphia Energy Solutions to pollute our environment, waterways, and air would be a betrayal of a promise made to all Philadelphians. Frankly, we should stand up for ourselves and work to close this refinery, which should never have been allowed to exist amid our population of 1.6 million people.<br />
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My family, and families like mine, will certainly leave this region if it keeps going down these polluting paths. “Jobs” in the fossil fuel energy industry are not worth it. As an idealistic physician who trained in the city, I have become increasingly alarmed by young patients of mine with new diagnoses of cancer. Of course cancer is multifactorial, but we should do all we can to reduce the chance of another 18 year-old about to go off to Brown University finding a tennis ball-sized mass of lymphoma in his neck, or a 32 year old pregnant mother of three being told she has maybe a year to live due to metastatic breast cancer, or an 18 year old inner city black male who survived his violent neighborhood only to be told he has metastatic lung cancer. I could go on, but I digress. Please make the environment a top priority. It is the only sustainable, moral, and courageous investment. Enough damage has already been done.<br />
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Please contact me if there is anything I can do to help in these regards, or whether a brief meeting or phone call with you would be possible.<br />
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Thank you for your leadership and time.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-38316784349752670422014-11-15T15:17:00.001-05:002014-11-15T15:17:09.754-05:00Ginkgo trees in bloom in Philadelphia<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4sQGEur-DqM/VGe0xgAwMBI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/Z7OaTxACnGc/s1600/FullSizeRender-729755.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4sQGEur-DqM/VGe0xgAwMBI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/Z7OaTxACnGc/s320/FullSizeRender-729755.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6082028584286826514" /></a></p>Legend has it that many of the beautiful ginkgo trees in Philadelphia were originally presents from the Japanese nation. In the fall their brilliant yellow leaves are always a highlight. They drop numerous stinky berries on the ground, which are often harvested by some of the older Asian women of the city. These can be used for food and medicinal purposes when prepared correctly.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-28378053400910361742014-08-15T22:22:00.000-04:002015-10-04T09:03:45.869-04:00Favorite Venues to see Bands in PhillyHere is a list of some of my favorite places to listen to bands play, with links directly to their show calendars:<br />
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<a href="http://www.r5productions.com/" target="_blank">R5 Productions</a> (several small venues)<br />
<a href="http://www.utphilly.com/calendar/" target="_blank">Union Transfer</a><br />
<a href="http://tickets.worldcafelive.com/calendar" target="_blank">World Cafe Live</a><br />
<a href="http://www.johnnybrendas.com/calendar/" target="_blank">Johnny Brenda's</a><br />
<a href="https://tin-angel.seatengine.com/venues/tin-angel" target="_blank">Tin Angel</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thefillmorephilly.com/" target="_blank">The Fillmore</a><br />
<a href="http://www.electricfactory.info/" target="_blank">Electric Factory</a><br />
<a href="http://undergroundarts.org/" target="_blank">Underground Arts</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bootandsaddlephilly.com/listing/" target="_blank">Boots and Saddle</a><br />
<a href="http://www.milkboyphilly.com/calendar/" target="_blank">Milk Boy</a><br />
<a href="http://ortliebslounge.ticketfly.com/" target="_blank">Ortliebs</a><br />
<a href="http://venue.tlaphilly.com/" target="_blank">TLA</a><br />
<a href="http://venue.thetowerphilly.com/" target="_blank">Tower Theater</a><br />
<a href="http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/?venue=-1" target="_blank">Kimmel Center</a><br />
<a href="http://commonroom.curtis.edu/curtis-calendar-home" target="_blank">Curtis Institute</a><br />
<br />Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-86297962734541387592014-05-28T21:06:00.001-04:002014-05-28T21:06:18.853-04:00Satellite tv antennae art<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k120IWwVZhY/U4aIC1sKtoI/AAAAAAAAA0o/whXibri1YZg/s1600/photo-778853.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k120IWwVZhY/U4aIC1sKtoI/AAAAAAAAA0o/whXibri1YZg/s320/photo-778853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6018647534380693122" /></a></p>Love this all too true bit of art on the side of this box off Columbus ave in Philly.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-26296525214439938902014-05-25T14:27:00.001-04:002014-05-25T14:27:50.604-04:00South Philadelphia State Bank Apartments<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LndpeZkGpxg/U4I2J31pE6I/AAAAAAAAA0Y/DrYThmsz4WI/s1600/photo-770605.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LndpeZkGpxg/U4I2J31pE6I/AAAAAAAAA0Y/DrYThmsz4WI/s320/photo-770605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6017431595356066722" /></a></p>I walked past this beautifully restored Philadelphia bank on 11th St. in Bella Vista, and was pleased to see the luxury apartments are completed and inhabited.
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<br>Now it's time for the Bel Arbor tree tenders to get some trees on both blocks!!! Will try to contact management.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-85370949510728384352014-05-24T20:04:00.001-04:002014-05-24T20:04:09.678-04:00Green man on 11th street<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UWU5_v9DZ10/U4EzehYQkGI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ai1kTX3gt0M/s1600/photo-749678.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UWU5_v9DZ10/U4EzehYQkGI/AAAAAAAAA0I/ai1kTX3gt0M/s320/photo-749678.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6017147176592904290" /></a></p>Between Bainbridge and Fitzwater, with a living vine starting to grow up.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-43246071366815816632014-04-19T22:08:00.001-04:002014-04-19T22:08:04.939-04:00Magnificent tree <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ax5XvDatxM/U1MsBXSqF5I/AAAAAAAAAzA/Xav4iZKI_Io/s1600/photo-784940.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ax5XvDatxM/U1MsBXSqF5I/AAAAAAAAAzA/Xav4iZKI_Io/s320/photo-784940.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6004191130158765970" /></a></p>In Pennsylvania Hospital's grounds. I estimate this tree is 250 years old if planted at the time Benjamin Franklin's inscription marked the cornerstone of the building in 1755.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-16192685546119827912014-04-06T16:23:00.001-04:002014-04-06T16:23:38.881-04:00Were the fat boys really fat?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f5smTe4BlYY/U0G3y3wi5QI/AAAAAAAAAyg/HTNFjxji1MQ/s1600/photo-718881.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f5smTe4BlYY/U0G3y3wi5QI/AAAAAAAAAyg/HTNFjxji1MQ/s320/photo-718881.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5999278263223117058" /></a></p>Eating lunch at Kensington's awesome restaurant "pizza brain", I saw this album cover among their paraphernalia. Looking at the fat boys, and considering the level of obesity that is now the norm, I wonder if the fat boys would be taken seriously as "fat" today.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-28051934390810282902014-03-24T00:15:00.001-04:002015-02-27T10:06:25.142-05:00Lame graffiti in Philadelphia<div class="mobile-photo">
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There are some really soulless motherfckers out there, and one of them found it necessary to put graffiti on this little birdhouse. You're not even a loser, it's more like you're a sparrow turd.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-82704701066893108942014-03-24T00:10:00.001-04:002014-03-24T00:10:37.584-04:00London red phone booth in Philadelphia<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9DrW0jgBvqM/Uy-wPiHlfjI/AAAAAAAAAxs/n5rmlszPYYg/s1600/photo-737584.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9DrW0jgBvqM/Uy-wPiHlfjI/AAAAAAAAAxs/n5rmlszPYYg/s320/photo-737584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5994203409956568626" /></a></p>In the loading area of the Hyatt, center city.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-84726378444355411932014-03-24T00:08:00.001-04:002014-03-24T00:08:27.097-04:00Brilliant anti mcdonalds and anti Disney propaganda<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWXkmgZMAHc/Uy-vu2AcKSI/AAAAAAAAAxg/rIFxuiPC6Fw/s1600/photo-707097.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWXkmgZMAHc/Uy-vu2AcKSI/AAAAAAAAAxg/rIFxuiPC6Fw/s320/photo-707097.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5994202848359622946" /></a></p>Found in an art store on south street around 9th or so.
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<br>The girl is from the iconic horrifying photo of The Vietnam war :Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-33502658978748834512014-02-21T23:12:00.001-05:002014-02-21T23:12:50.824-05:00Fire at Hawthorne's<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WjGgPWQA1HE/Uwgjw9miq6I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/Nnysu-tdeH4/s1600/photo-770824.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WjGgPWQA1HE/Uwgjw9miq6I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/Nnysu-tdeH4/s320/photo-770824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5983071429038615458" /></a></p>The sad aftermath of the third story blaze today. I spoke with neighboring Bella Vista Beer Distributor (and parent of Hawthorne's and Bainbridge St. Barrel House), seems like the restaurant will be closed for some time, leaving employees and neighbors in the lurch. Apparently none of the eight residents were harmed.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-40059703766055177572014-02-08T17:57:00.001-05:002014-02-08T17:57:26.296-05:00Green man<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lF7YZTfk0VI/Uva2VhWChUI/AAAAAAAAAwg/LUzHVDo3tyg/s1600/photo-746297.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lF7YZTfk0VI/Uva2VhWChUI/AAAAAAAAAwg/LUzHVDo3tyg/s320/photo-746297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5978166036225230146" /></a></p>On 11th street near Fitzwater, private residence.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-6993239161294625242014-01-28T00:54:00.001-05:002014-01-28T00:54:17.204-05:00No shoplifting at Claudio's cheese shop<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMRXQ9kWDdU/UudGCk0B3-I/AAAAAAAAAwE/odwXKKaLc1M/s1600/photo-757205.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMRXQ9kWDdU/UudGCk0B3-I/AAAAAAAAAwE/odwXKKaLc1M/s320/photo-757205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5973820440785838050" /></a></p>As the sign eloquently says:Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-36409346868681663202014-01-01T14:47:00.001-05:002014-01-01T14:47:53.297-05:00Take out from torero<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnkWzW9ALHY/UsRw6pRYWnI/AAAAAAAAAtw/szFqboMawls/s1600/photo-773297.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fnkWzW9ALHY/UsRw6pRYWnI/AAAAAAAAAtw/szFqboMawls/s320/photo-773297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5964015959358855794" /></a></p>One of the underappreciated yet significant marks of a caring restaurant includes how they package takeout food. The new restaurant called Torrero in the Italian market packages their take out in aluminum tins, and these croquetas in Styrofoam. Instead of putting the very hot fried morsels onto Styrofoam to let them burn it and thereby you eat it, Torrero instead places two banana leaves to make sure there is no direct contact. And the aluminum tins are thoughtful too, as normal take out plastic containers seep into your food, and simply taste worse, not to mention potentially unhealthy.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5309849748130260465.post-15891215398183384542013-12-17T21:18:00.001-05:002013-12-17T21:18:41.607-05:00Ghetto bat<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-baN-reyoz9g/UrEGApCl5xI/AAAAAAAAAsk/yQD1vTIMaxE/s1600/photo-721607.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-baN-reyoz9g/UrEGApCl5xI/AAAAAAAAAsk/yQD1vTIMaxE/s320/photo-721607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5958550390074369810" /></a></p>Graffiti in Philly around 13th street, center city. Ghetto bat looks pretty awesome, and "knowone" makes you think, although likely not originals. Ghetto bat would make for a great mtv cartoon character, which has been in short supply since the days of Beavis and Butthead.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05282035162460055107noreply@blogger.com0